By Will Sattelberg
Publication Date: 2026-03-03 19:05:00
If there’s one big complaint about Google’s Pixel UI experience, it’s the lack of customization. Rivals like Samsung and OnePlus offer easy theming tools with deep personalization options, but on Pixel, your icon options are primarily limited to Material You’s dynamic colors. That’s finally changing with today’s Pixel Drop, though it might not be exactly what you’ve been wanting from Google.
Most Tensor-powered Pixels — that’s Pixel 6 and later — are getting new custom icon support starting with today’s Pixel Drop, but rather than allowing for third-party icon packs, Google’s chosen to head down the genAI route instead. These styles include the two you can see above, including a rainbow-themed playful 3D look named Cookies complete with wallpaper-matching backdrops and all-gold icons fittingly called Treasure centered on white circles. Other options include Scribbles, Easel, and Stardust.
We’ve known these AI-generated icon packs…
